So, this is the part of the RomCom where they are separated, right before the main character learns the lesson of the story and admits his/her love to the love interest, and it is all revealed to be a misunderstanding.

And that is when Willis subverts the standard RomCom expectations and splits them even further, making their split a good thing for the both of them, as they’ll finally get their lives in order and overall be happier people.

In a world of heavy drama, only one thing can keep the despair level of this comic manageable. Yes. Ruth’s shirt saves us all, a punctuation note on a frustration that devours both of our protagonists. Is it great because it was so apropos at first, and became the exclamation mark on silent frustration? Or is it great because it’s just a really cool shirt? The world will never know.

It’s called Dumbing of Age, not Smart People Making Smart Decisions, it’s called Dumbing of Age, not Smart People Making Smart Decisions, it’s called Dumbing of Age, not Smart People Making Smart Decisions, it’s called Dumbing of Age, not Smart People Making Smart Decisions.

Does Willis make a Smart People Making Smart Decisions I’m missing out on? Because it sounds great.

Students getting together and working on advancing their educations…cameos of Danny staying in touch with his friends while he goes to a more appropriate university…congresswoman DeSanto drafting legislation to ensure funding for cancer research.

Maybe at some point, megalomaniacal aliens attack, and are quickly apprehended by the authorities!

I still think it’ll make it. The point is that folks are like “Oh man this can’t possibly recover” and this is showing that there’s room to do so. I mean, I also concede the possibility that it may not – Willis does subsist on y’alls tears and my joy.

The ship is not nearly as sunk as either of them are pretending it is. Ruth’s pretending she doesn’t care, but she can only hold the mask long enough to get out of Billie’s sight, and Billie’s pretending that she still wants what she wanted three weeks ago, despite her use of exclusively past tense to talk about it. They’ve got some things to sort out before they can stop pretending and admit that what they really want is each other, but they’ll get there. I hope.

(I have to admit that these two are the Walkyverse OTP I didn’t know I had until it was too late. My reaction to those Roomies! Redux strips was, “Yes! Yes! That! That’s how Roomies! should’ve gone! Dammit, Danny, why did you fuck that up?” So I’m rooting pretty hard for their new chance in this universe.)

Yeah having not seen the walkyverse aside from SP! I am pretty sure they are my favorite thing that isn’t UC/Malaya. I mean, Joyce and Walky seem neat, but I haven’t seen much of them. From what my wife tells me of Sal and Jason, they also seem great though.